Peace Begins with You: A Gathering for Children & Families

“If we are to create peace in the world, we must begin with the children.”
Mahatma Gandhi

“Peace Begins with You: A Gathering for Children and Families” is a Sunday afternoon for families with children to come together for fellowship, learning, celebrating peace and how we can each live in our truth and be peacemakers. We hope Friends in meetings will participate and bring their friends.  Grandparents are welcome too! Families with children in Friends schools in the Philadelphia area are also warmly invited.

The program will include a workshop with Dwight Dunston, aka Sterling Duns, a West Philly-based facilitator, hip-hop artist, educator, and activist with deep experience in facilitating Kingian Nonviolence programs and working with children.

In addition to Dwight’s workshop, there will be intergenerational activities, parent/guardian worship sharing, a children’s story and activities, snacks (always!), and time to simply enjoy being together.

With the upcoming 2024 Election, and rising concern about election violence and societal conflict, this afternoon program is aimed at giving our children tools to explore the Quaker Way of the Peace Testimony and to know they are part of a wider community standing with courage for peace and justice.

Questions? Please email Kristin Simmons, Youth Engagement Coordinator, ksimmons@pym.org 

Please register below.